The music legend, Belinda Carlisle, returns to her roots on ‘Once Upon A Time In California’. Featuring ten new studio tracks, recorded in her native Los Angeles, it sees the singer take a deeply personal journey through the golden sounds of her youth, with a collection of immaculate cover versions. Steeped in the spirit of her Californian upbringing, the album is a heartfelt tribute to the vintage pop culture that shaped her musical identity.

In addition to the album release and her recent reunion with The Go-Go’s for Coachella 2025, Belinda will be embarking on her Heavenly Hits tour in 2025 with five shows in the UK between 5-13 September and one as-yet-announced high profile late-summer concert.

‘Once Upon A Time In California’opens with a stirring remake of the Bacharach & David gem written for Dionne Warwick, ‘Anyone Who Had A Heart’. Belinda then pays her respects to such timeless artists as the Carpenters (‘Superstar’), Gordon Lightfoot (‘If You Could Read My Mind’), and Jim Croce (‘Time In A Bottle’), and to songs for the ages including ‘The Air That I Breathe’ (Albert Hammond), ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ (Harry Nilsson) and ‘Reflections Of My Life’ (Marmalade). The result is an entirely different kind of California dreamin’ for a new generation. Although this marks the first time all ten tracks have been available on one album, three of the selections – ‘Superstar’, ‘If You Could Read My Mind’and ‘Get Together’ have been available on previous Belinda Carlisle collections.

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